Master Mixologist and Founder of Creative Cocktail Consultants Brian Van Flandern says, “It’s safe to say that we are currently experiencing the second coming of the Golden Age of Cocktails where the highbrow, high-heeled, and well-dressed crowd mingled with celebrities and the cocktails flowed—all in tune with the beautiful melody of handcut ice clinking in a sterling silver cocktail shaker.”  Brian’s approach in his new book, Celebrity Cocktails by Assouline is simple: great cocktails do not have to be overly complicated, just make sure you utilize great spirits, fresh seasonal produce, and proper balance and complexity, then bring it all together skillfully in amazing glassware. The Michelin three-star mixologist celebrates the cocktail in all its unpretentious glory.  KDHamptons raises a glass to a few of our favorite recipes from Celebrity Cocktails, below. Cheers! 

Celebrity Cocktails is the third in Van Flandern’s series of award-winning books, this time focusing on cocktails of silverscreen legends past and present. In his previous Assouline titles, Vintage Cocktails (2010) and Craft Cocktails (2013), Van Flandern explored the renaissance of the cocktail and its reinvention as a culinary art form. In this new book, he shares cocktail recipes associated with great Hollywood stars, from Humphrey Bogart and Elizabeth Taylor to Charlie Chaplin and Dean Martin. With easy to follow instructions, tricks of the trade, and gorgeous photography, this chic volume is a must-have for every sophisticated Hamptons host and aspiring mixologist.

In addition to The Carlyle hotel, Brian Van Flandern has created cocktails for famed chefs including: Thomas Keller, Mario Batali, and Michel Richard. His original recipes can be found in New York, London, Paris, Hong Kong, Sydney, Amsterdam, Singapore, and dozens of other major cities all around the world.

* Harald Gottschalk photographs the cocktails for the book.  For more information and to purchase the book please go to: Assouline.com